Seme - Schlage nicht, um zu gewinnen. Gewinne, dann schlage

Only the others have fun: In the Hamburg social drama, a teenager experiences the cold side of the neighbourhood. Hunger drives Leon (Albert Lichtenstern) onto the street. His mother has once again not taken care of him and is somewhere. To get money and food, the 15-year-old steals everything that is not nailed down. He finds small odd jobs in the run-down "Palaise Cherie" brothel, which has become a place to go for him. His fatherly friend Klaus (Detlev Dorendorf), the "Koberer", sits on his stool day and night and tries to guide passers-by into the shop. And then there is a prostitute to whom Leon feels attracted. As always, the boy somehow gets through the day - but this time he has to realise that his mother is not coming back to him.

Middle-aged actress Hwaryeong could not attend her film's premiere due to a sudden stroke. Her coworkers visit and tell her the story of the completed film, but their stories don't match for some reason. Hwaryeong falls asleep alone, and she wants to embrace everything.